Japanese symbol for “futurist”

未来学者

みらいがくしゃ

Romaji: miraigakusha

futurist; futurologist

In Japanese, futurist is 未来学者, read みらいがくしゃ (miraigakusha).

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Meanings

n futurist; futurologist

Kanji and stroke order

未

un-, not yet, hitherto

on: ミ、ビ
kun: いま.だ、ま.だ、ひつじ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

来

come, due, next

on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす

7 strokes · JLPT 4

学

study, learning, science

on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ

8 strokes · JLPT 4

者

someone, person

on: シャ
kun: もの

8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
未来	みらい mirai	(distant) future
未遂	みすい misui	failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
未定	みてい mitei	not yet fixed; undecided; pending
未成年	みせいねん miseinen	minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
未知	みち michi	not yet known; unknown; strange
未満	みまん miman	less than; under; below
出来る	できる dekiru	to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
以来	いらい irai	since; henceforth
学校	がっこう gakkou	school
患者	かんじゃ kanja	patient

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.